Shows how the newspaper “The West Australian” is set up and printed. The film shows all stages of production, from setting of type which is then checked in the reading room to the final printing on rolls which contain over 120 miles of newsprint. Demonstrates how a big newspaper works, and its reliance on other world sources of news.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002599
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Media - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspaper layout and typrography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspaper publishing - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Media - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)